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Brian’s won some money towards buying some CRYSTAL STEMWARE. The Tuesday threesome…

Brian Forino: senior finance associate for a non-profit and former 20 yr. school bus driver from Memphis (orig. from Liverpool, NY)Sav Le: bank worker and frequent baker/cook who just started her own Internet cooking channel from Federal Way, WAAnita Jefferson: business analyst and state Toastmaster of the Year who has written five self-help books and is also a volunteer radio reader for the blind through the Junior League of Atlanta from Quitman, GA

$2K Tossup: EVENT

S I _ N I N G / AC O _ T _ A C _

All three of these players did this to participate on this program, and Sav knows that they were SIGNING A CONTRACT.

FEATURED TRIP (from Vegas.com): the Palazzo worth $6K

Jackpot Round: THING

Sav starts off w/ a $550 S, two A’s, four T’s to x9 her remaining $300, and four E’s, but after a $300 H is the MDW’s right side to cost her $2,750. Anita secondly calls up three R’s for $1,800…

_ E _ A R T _ E _ T / _ _T H E / T R E A S U R Y

…and wins that amount w/ DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (I think this should’ve been filed under PROPER NAME).

SOLE BANKRUPT: SavUNCLAIMED JACKPOT: $7,050

Sav: $2K/Anita: $1,800/Brian: $1K

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Mystery Round: SAME LETTER

Anita’s first w/ three S’s for that MDW, a FP E, but then the BANKRUPT near TD to squander her $1M chance. Second for Brian are three TD R’s, four A’s, and two O’s, a $300 L, and an I to shut down the vowel shop. Afterwards, he puts up the SL of five C’s for another $1,500…

C L A S S I CC A R _ O O _C _ A R A C _ E R S

…and solves CLASSIC CARTOON CHARACTERS for another $11,550.

SOLE BANKRUPT: Anita

Sav: $2K/Anita: $1,800/Brian: $12,550

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PP Round: PHRASE

A $600 N gets Big Brian started, but the BANKRUPT near TD stops him in his tracks. Sav secondly says an $800 and an I, but the other normal BANKRUPT busts her to the tune of $550. Anita thirdly gets the same BANKRUPTBrian got…and that man makes it three in a row w/ that same one, so everybody has two of ’em to their credit. Sav tries agian w/ a $500 G, but the sole dud vowel of A fails her. Anita follows suit w/ four FP E’s, two $600 T’s, two H’s for the blue 1/2 KIA, a $450 R, an $800 F, three FP O’s, a $1,500 L trio, a $600 Y couple, and the twin U’s…